Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys
Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys
Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys
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Chapter 9: Selecting and Components<br />
9.1.3. Selecting Lines to Repair CAD Geometry<br />
When CAD geometry is imported into ANSYS, the transfer may define the display of short line elements,<br />
which are difficult to identify on screen.<br />
By choosing the line selection option, you can find and display these short lines:<br />
Command(s): LSEL<br />
GUI: Utility Menu> Select> Entities> Lines> By Length/Radius<br />
Enter the minimum and maximum length or radius in the VMIN and VMAX fields. These fields, as they are<br />
used in this option, represent the range of values which corresponds to the length or radius of the short<br />
line elements. You should enter reasonable values in VMIN and VMAX to assure that the selected set only<br />
includes those short lines that you want to display. When the selected set appears on screen, you can pick<br />
individual lines within the set and repair the geometry as necessary.<br />
Note<br />
A line which is not an arc returns a zero radius. RADIUS is only valid for lines that are circular arcs.<br />
9.1.4. Other Commands for Selecting<br />
To restore all entities to their full sets, use one of the following:<br />
Command(s): ALLSEL<br />
GUI: Utility Menu> Select> Everything Below> Selected Areas<br />
Utility Menu> Select> Everything Below> Selected Elements<br />
Utility Menu> Select> Everything Below> Selected Lines<br />
Utility Menu> Select> Everything Below> Selected Keypoints<br />
Utility Menu> Select> Everything Below> Selected Volumes<br />
This one command has the same effect as issuing a series of NSEL,ALL; ESEL,ALL; KSEL,ALL; etc. commands.<br />
You also can use ALLSEL or its GUI equivalents to select a set of related entities in a hierarchical fashion.<br />
For example, given a subset of areas, you can select all lines defining those areas, all keypoints defining<br />
those lines, all elements belonging to these areas, lines, and keypoints, and all nodes belonging to these<br />
elements, by simply issuing one command: ALLSEL,BELOW,AREA<br />
To select a subset of degree of freedom and force labels, use one of the following:<br />
Command(s): DOFSEL<br />
GUI: Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Define Loads> Operate> Scale FE Loads> Constraints<br />
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Define Loads> Operate> Scale FE Loads> Forces<br />
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Define Loads> Settings> Replace vs Add> Constraints<br />
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Define Loads> Settings> Replace vs Add> Forces<br />
Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Operate> Scale FE Loads> Constraints<br />
Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Operate> Scale FE Loads> Forces<br />
Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Settings> Replace vs Add> Constraints<br />
Main Menu> Solution> Define Loads> Settings> Replace vs Add> Forces<br />
By selecting a subset of these labels, you can simply use ALL in the Label field of some commands to refer<br />
to the entire subset. For instance, the command DOFSEL,S,UX,UZ followed by the command D,ALL,ALL<br />
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